Joe Thornton

INSIDERS. You look wonderful today. Don’t change a thing. The LA Kings host the San Jose Sharks for the first time since opening night (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports app / LA Kings Audio Network) and hinted at the following lineup during today’s morning skate:
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A good afternoon to you from Silicon Valley, Insiders. The Kings took the SAP Center ice shortly after 11:00 a.m. and hinted at the following lineup:
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He’s a touch more weathered than 28-year-old Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka, but Rob Blake, the sixth-youngest NHL GM, negotiated with a number of prospective free agents this past week, and July 1 approached, he happened to be speaking with a pair of former teammates in Mike Cammalleri... Full Story

Via Kevin Kurz:
Joe Thornton has re-signed with the #SJSharks on a one-year deal, per a source— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzNBCS) July 1, 2017
Via Bob McKenzie:
Now hearing Thornton's one year deal in SJ will be closer to $6.5M than $6M.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) July 1, 2017
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Good morning from LAKI HQ, Insiders.
Several bullet-type points as free agency opens at 9:00 a.m. PT:
-The Kings have pushed very hard to try to land Joe Thornton, but it's still unclear where exactly he will sign. His decision appears to be partially linked to Patrick Marleau's decision, bas... Full Story

Rocky W. Widner/NHLISince NHL teams were allowed to communicate with pending unrestricted free agents on Sunday, the Los Angeles Kings have been in contact with San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton, LA Kings Insider has learned from multiple sources. Thornton, who turns 38 on July 2, totaled seven g... Full Story

There were a few altercations during a stretch of mid-third period play between the Kings and Sharks at Staples Center on Saturday, and because the teams meet at the SAP Center to conclude the home-and-home set on Tuesday, it was worth getting an ice level sense of what exactly happened.
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On whether he watched Kobe Bryant’s game and expects any excitement to carry over:
We’d seen it driving in. Drove in while everybody was in the building. Obviously it’s special. He’s a player who’s won a lot of championships here and one of the greatest players in the game, so it’s nice I’m sure fo... Full Story

Anze Kopitar had some heavy liftin’ in the 2014 postseason.
After helping to engineer the resuscitation of Los Angeles’ playoff lives – he scored the game-winning Game 7 goal in San Jose – he emerged from the first round match-up only to be rewarded with subsequent center battles against Ryan Get... Full Story

Todd McLellan, on whether the pregame ceremony added “fuel to the fire”:
No. They earned the right to have that pregame ceremony, and they obviously enjoyed it. The fans were rewarded for it, that’s why they played for the Stanley Cup at the end of the year. Once that was over, the game started. Th... Full Story

Todd McLellan, on his team’s response to the goal:
Obviously we didn’t respond very well. At that point, with seven minutes left, you open it up a little bit and two or three shifts later we’re caught pinching and give up an outnumbered rush and add three. It’s not completely over, but it’s looking... Full Story

Joe Thornton, on what he liked from his team:
I don’t necessarily think the scoreboard did us justice. I think that we played a pretty solid game. I think they just got some more of the puck bounces tonight. We showed a lot of fight and we came down here and we did what we were supposed to do. Now ... Full Story